The choicest offspring of King Dasharatha and the rightful prince of Ayodhya, Lord Rama is the central character of Ramayana.
He is widely adored by Hindus all over the world for His unflinching righteousness and a sterling sense of dharma - from doing His parents’ bidding and going into Dandaka to moving heaven and earth in order to revive His wife, Devi Seeta; only to painfully having to let Her go in keeping with His kingly duties towards His subjects.
The murti of Him that you see on this page depicts Him standing on a compact lotus pedestal. He has the long, lithe form of a marksman and warrior, and the calm, collected stance of a fair-minded administrator. He is possessed of the bow: its mighty, curvaceous body is as long as its master is tall.
This He holds in His left hand, while in His right is an arrow. While Lord Rama is depicted in the visual arts in the context of a wide variety of legends, which means that there is hardly a textually prescribed imagery surrounding this avatara of Lord Vishnu, the bow and arrows are integral to His iconography.
This sculpture is a superb bronze collectible. An elite medium, it is a heritage of the great sculptural tradition of the South. From beneath the high, tapering crown that sits on His brow, emerges a fierce, sattvik gaze. Zoom in on the face to appreciate its moving, lifelike quality.
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